William Locke HARRIS

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Service Number:	603
Enlisted:	22 September 1914, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mount Gambier, South Australia, 19 December 1885
Home Town:	Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Rose Park Public School and Wesley College, Melbourne
Occupation:	Wool classer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

22 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 603, Brisbane, Queensland
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 603, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 603, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 603, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
19 May 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion
8 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 603, 15th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 603 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-08

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